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NPS Fonn 10-900 USDlINPS NRHP Registration Fonn (Rev. 8-86) CENTRAL UTAH RELOCATION CENTER (TOPAZ) United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 Page 61 National Register of Historic Places Registration Fonn 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Acreage of Property: 728.4 acres UTM References: A B C D Zone Easting Northing 12 12 12 12 4364744 4364711 4363099 4362583 345874 348045 348020 344587 The coordinates above (in NAD 83) are those of the bounding polygon ABCD, within which the NHL boundary is fully contained. Verbal Boundary Description Most ofthe nominated area is comprised of the built-up area of the camp situated in Section 20, Township 16 South, Range 8 West, Salt Lake Meridian. The remainder of the nominated area lies in Sections 19 and 30, to the west and southwest, respectively, and consists of the remnants of the camp trash dump and sewage disposal structures. The boundary is described as follows (distances specified in feet are based on GIS measurements and are approximate): beginning at the northwest comer of Section 20; thence east along the north line of Section 20 to the east line of Section 20; thence south along the east line of Section to the centerline of Agate Avenue (extended); thence west along the centerline of Agate Avenue to the centerline of Juniper Street; thence south along the centerline of Juniper Street to the centerline of Opal Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Opal Avenue to the centerline of Willow Street; thence south along Willow Street for a distance of approximately 660 feet; thence east for a distance of approximately 755 feet along Cinnabar Avenue to the east line (south of and parallel to Cinnabar Avenue) of Section 20; thence south along the east line of Section 20 to its intersection with the south line of Section 20; thence westerly along the south line of Section 20 to the southwest comer of the section; thence northerly along the west line of Section 20 for 2,419; thence west into Section 19 for 964 feet; thence west-northwesterly for 632 feet; thence southwesterly for 5,300 feet (along the southerly side of the sewage drainage ditch and entering Section 30); thence northwesterly for 80 feet; thence northeasterly for 5,339 feet (along the northerly side of the sewage drainage ditch and leaving Section 30); thence north-northeasterly for 303 feet; thence westerly for 1,069 feet; thence northerly for 95 feet; thence 'easterly for 1,824 feet; thence northerly 2,196 feet to the intersection of the north line of Section 19 (a point 692 feet west of the northeast comer of Section 19); and thence easterly along the north line of Section 19 to its northeast comer (the northwest comer of Section 20, the point of beginning). Boundary Justification The nominated area includes most of the original developed square mile of the Central Utah (Topaz) Relocation Camp (Section 20), which contained the evacuee housing area, the administration area, the hospital and boiler plant, warehouses, the military police compound and guard towers, and service and support areas. Also included are the camp trash dump and sewage disposal areas, which are immediately adjacent to the west in portions of Section 19 and 30. Section 20 maintains a high level of overall historic integrity (see the extended discussion of integrity in Section 7), including the rare barbed wire perimeter fence. The boundary was drawn to include almost all resources extant relevant to the Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz) that still retain historic significance and integrity.